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By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan man was accused of being involved in an international crime organization after a scammer told him his credit card had been fraudulently used at a Costco location in China, police said. The Troy Police Department said the man reported
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A record number of passengers are expected to pass through US airports this holiday travel week. You’d think this would be a great time to run an airline. You’d be wrong. Airlines face numerous problems, including higher costs, such as fuel, wages and interest rates. And problems
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say a Russian missile and drone attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed five civilians and injured 47 others. The blasts and debris affected a shopping mall, schools and hospitals. Dnipro is Ukraine’s fourth largest city. The United Nations says the war has killed more than
Continue ReadingAssociated Press To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy released Wednesday is meant to prop up
Continue ReadingIn a story published July 3, 2024, about a plan to kill barred owls, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a final decision would come after a 30-day comment period. There was not a comment period.
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — To save West Coast spotted owls, US officials plan to use trained shooters to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls.
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, Jamie Gangel and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Defiance has become as much a part of Joe Biden’s psychology as Delaware. But as the president and his inner circle dig in following his disastrous debate performance last week, a growing number of Democratic leaders are saying they want him to step aside
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent Belarusian opposition politician who is suffering from a severe form of cancer has been released from prison, three years after his arrest in the authoritarian country’s crackdown on dissent. Ryhor Kastusiou’s son-in-law says his release on Wednesday came a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits inched up last week, but remain at historically healthy levels despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that jobless claims for the week ending June 29 rose by 4,000 to 238,000 from 234,000 the previous week. The total number
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CNNEspañol sjv Análisis: Corte Suprema de EE.UU. dio un superpoder a los presidentes. Cinco candidatos a la presidencia de Venezuela dicen cuál sería su primera acción de gobierno. Rescinden parcialmente un acuerdo que regula condiciones de niños migrantes. Así se jugarán los cuartos de final de Copa América y Eurocopa. Esto es lo que debes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is pledging to work hard at cutting immigration, one of his new goverment’s main aims. Schoof said Wednesday in his first speech to parliament that immigration “is the crux of the matter, no matter how you look at it.” The anti-immigration party of
Continue ReadingTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of people have paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute’s silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week. Kadare’s coffin, surrounded by National Guard officers, lay in state in the entrance
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s most prominent pro-union party, Jeffrey Donaldson, will stand trial over allegations of historical sex offenses including one charge of rape. Donaldson appeared in front of a preliminary inquiry Wednesday, which decided to push ahead with a trial, scheduled for September 10, according to a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A bill that bans child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law. It aims to protect girls in the West African nation where about a third are married before adulthood. Sierra Leone is home to 800,000 child brides, with half of them married before age 15,
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans across the country will celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, fireworks and a day off from work for many employees. The Fourth of July marks the birth of American independence, the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This year, the Fourth of July will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60 wounded. Just two years ago, another mass shooting
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Anyone who shops or uses the internet probably has encountered a TikTok trend, whether they know it or not. Since the social media platform made its U.S. debut almost six years ago, short videos posted there have created a rapidly changing menu of fads. Even while inspiring sales of countless products and
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Tuesday fended off tough questions about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, acknowledging his poor performance in last week’s debate while maintaining the president is still able to hold and run for office. “First of all, I want to say, we understand
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Tuesday fended off tough questions about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, acknowledging his poor performance in last week’s debate while maintaining the president is still able to hold and run for office. “First of all, I want to say, we
Continue Reading CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Tohatchi, New Mexico (CNN) — Katherine Benally sat between two open windows in her small home and looked out over a sun-baked field in the Chuska Mountain foothills of the vast Navajo Nation. As she waited for the cooling cross breeze, the 74-year-old recalled fondly the days when her
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